calmly

adv
/ˈkɑː(ɹ)m.li/UK

Etymology

From calm + -ly.

  1. derived from caleō
  2. derived from καῦμα
  3. derived from cauma
  4. derived from calma
  5. derived from calme
  6. inherited from calm
  7. formed as calmly — “calm + -ly

Definitions

  1. In a calm manner

    In a calm manner; coolly.

    • She ran to the door and there beheld the ragged street urchin calmly playing his organ.
    • But in the diamond jubilee state coach – this one comes with both suspension and air conditioning – the queen’s hands were folded calmly in her lap.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at calmly. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01calmly02coolly03moderately04moderate05moderation06avoidance07resignation08uncomplaining09patient

A definitional loop anchored at calmly. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at calmly

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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